Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1887-11-11

SltEaIloiihl Nhul Ch Duhud1 evening, nov.
IL, a ! o'clock, conducted by RevA Day.
PartB and smithers it being the commence,
mcnt of the week of prayer observed by
the Y. NJ. c. a.
"a Night in Rome" drew but a small
audience 10 the town hall last evening
Miss Helene Adell and Oscar Eagle sustain
ed the leading roles very creditably and
the support was excellent. The same COM
pany appears this evening in Moths" and
tomorrow evening in shaun ODheer."
The great pumpkin raised by Mr.. Roel
the asylum gardener, and exhibited at the
town fair last month, weighing 100! pounds.
was last week made up into 80 pies for the
asylum household
The meeting Of the Fortnightly club on
Tuesday evening proved to be a most prof
table and enjoyable occasion The subject
of the literary exercises being Sir Walter
Scott, quotations and readings were given
from The Lady of the Lake" and The
Lay of the Last Minstrel" Interesting
papers were also read 10y members Of the
club on the life Of Scott and characteristics
of his writings. The exercises were inter
spersed with music, and a social hour fol-
lowed
Messrs Wheeler and Crowell have given
ten years lease of the lower floor Of their
building ON Flat street, lately removed
from Jamaica, 10 Messrs Bemis, Pelton and
Clements, out of town parties, who pro-
pose to open therein steam laundry and
public bath rooms They will have the
business running soon after Dec LIST. and
expect to give employment to 10 OF II hands
when in full operation.
). II. Sherman's new house on High
street is making rapid advancement, and
when completed will be one Of the finest
residences IN town. The plan is ShOppell's
No. 300 10 which the builder, A. ". Stowe.
has added some minor improvements, max.
ing II a model of convenience and elegance
1t will be the first building in town TO be
warmed by the Quincy hot water system.
which elsewhere has given excellent results
Mr.. Sherman does not expect to occupy it
before March.
And now when one inquiries at grocery
for fresh butter as likely as not he is nut
Oft with some dated B. c.
Bailey a Simonds report several import
ant real estate sales this week o. A. Mar
shall has bought the c. F. Schuster place
on North street, which adjoins the lot he
recently bought Of Henry Devens. and will
probably occupy it next season after max
my some Improvements upon it. Nessrs.
Crowell and Titus have sold the house on
the corner of Vine and Locust streets in
Esteyville for $500, to Homer f. Taft. a
contractor and builder from South Hadley
Falls Mass, who will bring his family here
to occupy 1t next spring. Geo NJ Gibson
of Putney has bought the Baptist parson-
age in that place, owned by Deacon Estey.
for $500
Curtis Davis is to open a paint shop ON
the third floor of Harmony block.
Fred Waite has lately purchased 20 acres
OF standing timber Of VIM. Robinson in
the east part Of Dummerston, and s. acres
of d. ". Blood on Black mountain.
Geo. +. Crowel has begun the founda-
tions for another building for mechanical
purposes on Flat street, just west of the
Jamaica building 1t is to be 40 by 80 feet
ON the ground, but work on it will not be
pushed this fall.
Walter Goddard, for the last ID years an
employe in the d. Leonard printing Office.
has bought the Flat street book bindery of
Alfred Tracy, and the latter will remove
his family To Claremont n. H., though for
the present he will remain in the employ of
Mr.. Goddard. The new proprietor is
young man well and fav orably known in
TINS vicinity, and all will wish him success
IN his new venture. The papers are not
yet signed, but Mr.. Goddard is to take Dos
session early in December.
Elsewhere will be found Miss Cora Hatch's
announcement of new and attractive gift
books for the holidays, from the well known
publishing house of Cassell q Co.
Frederick Bryton in Forgiven" will APP
pear at the town hall Dec g.
An Aristos 3-years-old colt, which was
greatly admired by Brattleboro visitors TO
the horse breeders meeting at Rutland in
September, has since been sold for SIC. 900
The colt was raised by r. d. Fish, farmer
who lives a few miles from Rutland and
who, though in very moderate circum-
stances, believes i'll raising the best stock.
soon after the show he sold the colt for S..
600 to a Boston man. Since then, it is
said, the colt has been trotted in ? 20 and
his owner found him doubled in value ON
his hands
The gentlemen interested in the proposed
electric light plant on the tannery proper-
" have had plans and specifications made
for their dam, but at present they are un-
decided whether they will 20 on with the
work this fall or will wait until spring. hav-
ing everything in readiness meantime 10
put the work through at the opening of the
season
The st, J"hnshury papers give amusing
accounts Of the way the scheme for the re,
moval OF the Rutland shirt factory 10 that
place ''petered out" At first it had quite
boom and between $1,000 and $4,000 of the
required 80, 900 was secured by subscrip-
ton. The collapse came at public meet
ing held two weeks ago when it appeared
that the faith of some of the subscribers
had fallen To zero and the statement was
made that ''the Rutland firm first offered
To invest $1,000 in the stock of the new
company, that later the offer was reduced
to $4,000, then to 5000, and finally TO
5000, aud TO pay that in old machinery"
Before the meeting was over the attend
ance was reduced TO those who had eligi-
bile lots 10 sell to the new company and the
man who was ready to fill up the new fac
tory with sewing machines at the lowest
market rates, and these adjourned sine die. :"
The real trouble seems 10 have been that
the concern didn't propose 10 put anything
substantial INTO the business to offset the
S2l, 600 asked for.
Rev. Thos. d. Howard of Charlestown
y. H., will preach at the Universalist
church ON Sunday morning, in exchange
with Mr.. lllnan. Mr. Howard will also
preach at Guiliord Centre Sunday after
noon at 2:30.
In consequence of the mild autumnal
weather of the past two weeks it is of in
terest TO note that year ago tonight snow
FELL to the depth Of from 6 TO 1Oinches, and
that ON the day following the jacksonville
and Wilmington stages were delayed be
cause of the deep drifts.
Let nobody forget the Grand Army fair
TO he held at the town hall next Tuesday
evening, the proceeds Of which are TO be
devoted to charity. Other attractions be-
sides turkey supper, music and dancing
are offered, and the attendance ought 10 be
large.
Two couples were united in marriage at